Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
Jefferson VILE co. Jottings.

Wheat suffering badly from months
drought with continual hard freezing. Many
thousands Of acres in the State are hopeless
Iy killed. We need good warm refreshing
rain to resurrect most that apparently looks
well.
Spring election last Monday April 4th.
As usual lots of candidates and big interest
taken. Washington {. H., elected u Town
Council pledged to enforce the Dow law
Goodbye saloons, of which there are 81.
Oats are about all sown. Flowing for
corn is progressing finely.
Grass starting slow, looks now like VIC
must fec into May
j. NJ Allen of Jefferson Township has
been publishing in many of the leading Stock
Journals of the west, an essay on Hog Chol-
era, and It's cures will send it TO our genial
Ed. of CLARION after the spring rush and
ask him to publish for his readers benefit.
Writing Of hogs, just reminds me MIR. ED.
that received the Rcd Berkshire. pig, last
Thursday, Is premium on prize breeding
pen 2. Rocks ut Washington Poultry Show
1t is q plum good one A real beauty, and
weighs 10 his, it is worth every nicklc OF
$1,000. You and NJ. J. have same stock 60
and do likewise, or sell stock to some one
who will win at show. You have the
birds will produce winncrs, and don't you
let the public forget it, M. +.
Tlin Sal,,i. { py,
tennial celebration at Westminster on Mon
day last was most gratifying success. The
day was all urat could I've wished and the
people tlockcd in multitudcs to do honor to
the occasion. Westminster WAS arraycd in
her best bib and tucker, and while looking
her proudrst, she We'd with the most cordial
a boun,eous hospitality,
The cavaicade was the best we have ever
witnessed in our county towns. The FIRE
departments of Baltimore, Littlcs,own, En-
mitsburg and Westminster: ono hundred
bicyclists from Baltimore, Hagcrstown and
Westminster; the old citizens and those who
had participated in the organization Of Car
roll county eleven bands of music, two
drum corps and great Trades Display in
which upwards OF thirty Industries were rep
resented, the more striking of which We're
Joe Smith, builders, house Gorsuchs cleva-
tor Levcring's coffee; Gladhill, paper hang
ings Reese & Son, groceries and Roop 4
Zilc, -four. To the above add two hundred
men on horse back and you have the great
procession. In the afternoon thousands
assembled in and around the Central High
Grade school building where an Historical
Address of great interest by Col. VIM. =.
Mausby and Grafton by Dr.J. W. Herring
and music by Prof. Spurricr and chorus
of trained voices formed a fit ending of the
forma' ceremonies of the day.
About 10 o'clock an arch fell and serious.
~ injured Miss Gcr,e Franklin.
The Oldest citizen in the procession was
George Blizzard, 80.
The Maryland Historical Society sent a
committee.
Districts and s divided the prize for hest
turn out of horsemen.
While the bars were literally patronizcd
there was notable absence of drunkcn
men on the streets and the best of order was
maintained.s
The livclicst point in Westminster was to
be found in the Adrocats office We were
proud of the neat appearance and excellent
drill of our neighbors, the Emmitsburg Fire
men they received favorable comment by a
number within our hearing.